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WOCE (World Ocean Circulation Experiment) Global Data, Version 2

Entry ID: NODC_WOCE_V2

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Summary

Abstract: The World Ocean Circulation Experiment is the part of the World Climate
Research Programme that is providing improvements in ocean circulation
models for use in climate prediction. The oceans are a key element in the
climate system in the way they transport heat and freshwater and exchange
these with the atmosphere. The oceans also sequester CO2 released by the
burning of fossil fuels. WOCE used ...

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Description: NOAA Server(Access to distributed NOAA Data and Information)

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 75.0

S: -75.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: NOAA/NESDIS/National Oceanographic Data Center; (ed.)

Dataset Title: WOCE (World Ocean Circulation Experiment) Global Data, Version 2

Dataset Release Date: 2000-11

Dataset Release Place: Silver Spring MD

Dataset Publisher: US Dept of Commerce/NOAA/National Oceanographic Data Center

Version: First

Data Presentation Form: Profile

Online Resource: http://woce.nodc.noaa.gov/wdiu/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1988-01-01

Stop Date: 1998-12-31

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN

OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN

OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SEA LEVEL PRESSURE

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

ELEVATION

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

OCEANS

Platform

BUOYS

MOORINGS

Instrument

BATHYTHERMOGRAPHS

CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Ancillary Keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER

BATHYMETRY

Originating Center

Data Center

National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Data Center URL: http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NODC USER SERVICES Phone: 301-713-3277 Fax: 301-713-3302 Email: NODC.Services at noaa.gov Contact Address: National Oceanographic Data Center User Services Branch NOAA/NESDIS E/OC1 SSMC3, 4th Floor 1315 East-West Highway City: Silver Spring Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20910-3282 Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2002-09-16

Last DIF Revision Date: 2004-05-07

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